OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s transportation committee is considering recommendations to upgrade or replace existing payment methods at the Inlet, along streets and in public parking lots.At Tuesday’s meeting, Public Works Deputy Director John VanFossen presented members with options that could replace faulty equipment, expedite the payment process and allow police to affectively enforce parking… Read more »
BERLIN – The age-old adage “location, location, location” is considered the first, and most important, rule in real estate.So when Denny Riordon and Nancy Sweeney first came across an empty building along Stephen Decatur Highway, a frequented roadway that links West Ocean City to Assateague Island, they realized its potential.“It had no for-rent sign in… Read more »
BERLIN – Plans to redevelop the Bay Club as a 434-site campground are moving ahead.On Monday, attorney Hugh Cropper told the Berlin Town Council that his client, the Carl M. Freeman Companies, was proceeding with plans to turn the popular golf course into a rental campground.“It’s going to be a great asset to the area… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Nearly five years after starting a campaign to reintroduce light displays in south Ocean City, the Downtown Association has purchased six new structures for this year’s holiday season.Kevin Gibbs, chair of the association’s “Light Up Downtown” program, said the campaign raised more than $25,000 for the displays and recruited the help of… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Board of Education will soon work with a child advocacy center to create new curriculum that will engage students in certain prevention practices.Recently, the school system has been in the process of overhauling health education to implement a skills-based approach to learning, according to Tamara Mills, coordinator for health… Read more »
Taking the regulatory approach to address boat bow-riding over the legislative route means the law can be changed in time for next summer. That’s a big deal. If officials had gone through the Maryland General Assembly, the measure to prohibit bow-riding would probably pass easily because it’s a public safety matter. The unknown would have… Read more »
Column In Poor Taste Editor: I am not a resident of Berlin. However I have many friends who reside there. I found the tone of Editor Steve Green’s Between The Lines column on Dec. 2 regarding the naming of Berlin Falls Park in very poor taste. Mr. Green wrote, “I had to laugh when I… Read more »
The economic risk for hundreds of local families associated with a federal sanctuary designation for an offshore fishing canyon far outweighs in significance the potential environmental and conservation advantages of such a label. We know that, but convincing the federal government will be a battle. Earlier this fall, the National Aquarium launched an online petition… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After months of often contentious debate, the Mayor and Council this week finally put to rest an ordinance change that will relax the permitting and inspection process for the simplest of plumbing jobs.Last spring, the council began a debate on a proposed ordinance that would amend an outdated section of the building… Read more »
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball split its first two games of the 2016-2017 season this week, beating Holly Grove and falling to Laurel with both games on the road.The veteran Mallards are deep and talented this year with six seniors and four juniors on the roster, all of whom gained valuable experience during last… Read more »